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Harris Campaign Scrambles to Explain Gaff

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Posted on Aug 27, 2006
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The Katherine Harris campaign tried on Saturday to clarify the candidate’s latest ride on the crazy train, when she said that separation of church and state is “a lie we have been told” and that “God is the one who chooses our rulers.”  It’s an interesting idea coming from Harris, who worked so hard in the 2000 election to disenfranchise voters on Bush’s behalf.

(h/t: Americablog)


AP:

Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla., who is Jewish, told the Orlando Sentinel that she was “disgusted” by the comments.

Harris’ campaign released a statement Saturday saying she had been “speaking to a Christian audience, addressing a common misperception that people of faith should not be actively involved in government.”

The comments reflected “her deep grounding in Judeo-Christian values,” the statement said, adding that Harris had previously supported pro-Israel legislation and legislation recognizing the Holocaust.

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By waynels, August 28, 2006 at 1:05 pm Link to this comment
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Implants or not, she doesn’t know how to ride either.  Her foot position in the stirrup is completely wrong: heel down, not up.  The devil is always in the details.

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By John C. Bonser, August 28, 2006 at 11:31 am Link to this comment
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As Al Sharpton once indicated we need the “right Christians” and NOT the Christian Right!

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By Matt, August 28, 2006 at 10:35 am Link to this comment
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She needs to get in touch with these “founding fathers” she venerates:

“During almost fifteen centuries has the legal establishment of Christianity been on trial.  What have been its fruits?  More or less in all places, pride and indolence in the Clergy, ignorance and servility in the laity, in both, superstition, bigotry and persecution.”
  —James Madison

“Christianity neither is, nor ever was a part of the common law.”
  —Thomas Jefferson

“I do not believe in the creed professed by the Jewish church, by the Roman church, by the Greek church, by the Turkish church, by the Protestant church, nor by any church that I know of. My own mind is my own church.”
  —Thomas Paine

“The United States is in no sense founded upon the Christian doctrine.”
  —George Washington

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By C Quil, August 28, 2006 at 9:32 am Link to this comment
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Do you see where the Harris banner is situated?

The horse’s ass is labelled “Congresswoman Katherine Harris.”

But hey - her implants look good.

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By ruben, August 28, 2006 at 8:56 am Link to this comment
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I live in Florida and I think I’m gonna end up voting for Bill Nelson, what Al Sharpton would probably refer to as an elephant in donkey’s clothing. But then what choice do I have? You gotta admit though Katherine Harris looks pretty hot in that picture.

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By Pragmatique, August 28, 2006 at 7:48 am Link to this comment
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Religiosity is sometimes the companion of intellectual immaturity, but more often it’s a symptom of vaniety and denial.

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By kevin99999, August 28, 2006 at 6:17 am Link to this comment
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How many mistakes a politician is allowed to make before concluding that he or she is too incompetent for holding a public office? In my view, Katherine Harris crossed that line long ago. Would you hire her run your small business?

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By cognitorex, August 28, 2006 at 6:03 am Link to this comment
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TURBO SCHADENFREUDE!!!

Defined as: the exuberant joy experienced as Ms Harris’s campaign ignominiously collapses.

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By rachelle, August 27, 2006 at 10:54 pm Link to this comment
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Holy Moly! Not only does the lady purport to ‘know’ God, but to read his/her intentions!!! What is wrong (right?) with America?

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By jds, August 27, 2006 at 9:44 pm Link to this comment
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ok, she’s dumb…but she looks great straddled over a horse in a tight blue sweater.  the woman still knows how to make a couple of good points to all those devout ‘family orieneted’ christian folk.  she looses the election, there’s always modeling in calenders for auto brake parts.  amen.

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By Daniel DiRito, August 27, 2006 at 8:06 pm Link to this comment
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See a tongue-in-cheek visual of two of Florida’s finest…Katherine Harris & Anita Bryant…here:

[url=http://www.thoughttheater.com]http://www.thoughttheater.com[/url]

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By Seven Star Hand, August 27, 2006 at 5:13 pm Link to this comment
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Hello all,

Hope this is not too off topic for you. It gets to the root of the problem of deluded and greedy politicians who seek to impose their own ignorance on millions of others. Because of the reliance on money, politics, and religion, we are teetering on the verge of world-wide disaster. Idiots like Ms. Harris could care less about everyone else as long as she gets her hands on wealth and power, even if it means pretending to serve the Creator to get it. It is long past time that people stand up for truth and justice and give these scoundrels their due.

Understanding the Fatal Flaws in Judeo-Christian-Islamic Prophecy

I pose to you and others that the context and meaning of these ancient texts have been lost on those confused by the assertions of religious leaders and founders. Ancient wisdom has been purposely recast and obfuscated into religion and mysticism. Consequently, the interpretations presented about the sources and meaning of these texts and the philosophy and cosmology of ancient Hebrew sages is completely wrong. Before you scoff and write me off, you should understand that I speak from personal experience…

Remember the saying that “the truth will set you (and others) free?” How does “opening one’s eyes to the truth” relate to “making the blind see again” or “shining the light” or “illuminating a subject?” Notice the inherent symbolism associated with this supposed New Testament “miracle?”

Did you ever consider that Christianity is the False Prophet symbolized in the Apocalypse, that Rome (Vatican/Papacy) is the so-called anti-messiah, and Jesus Christ is the false messiah?  I have produced stunning and comprehensive proof that this is the true interpretation of pivotal prophecies long confounded by Christianity’s founders and leaders. Recasting the symbolism of earlier Hebrew texts as literal events in the New Testament is one of the central deceptions associated with Christianity.

As certain world leaders strive to instigate a fabricated “battle of Armageddon,” it is vital to understand and spread the truth about these ancient texts to help bring about an end to such abominable evil. You can never expect philosophies based on lies and great error to lead to peace and harmony. How many more millennia of terrible proof is necessary before humanity finally gets a clue that most have been utterly deceived by the very concept of religion.

Without it, Bush, the Neo-Cons, and their cohorts could never have gained and retained political power by manipulating an already deluded and susceptible constituency. Likewise, their thinly veiled partners in crime, Bin Laden and his ilk, could never have succeeded in their roles in this centuries-old Vatican-led grand deception.

We are all trapped by a web of deception formed by money, religion, and politics. The great evils that bedevil us all will never cease until humanity finally awakens, shakes off these strong delusions, and forges a new path to the future.

Here is Wisdom…

Peace…

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By John C. Bonser, August 27, 2006 at 5:00 pm Link to this comment
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“If you’re not electing Christians, then in essence you are going to legislate sin,” Harris said.

That is despicable. Anyone in “Christian” audience that did not object is no better.

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